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A comment on Microsoft's dystopian pitch for remote work. Parent comment

Re:Microsoft's dystopian pitch for remote work by hyperbovine on Friday November 15, 2013 @11:30AM (#6740289)
5. Do not answer phone.
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Re:Microsoft's dystopian pitch for remote work by bsg75 on Friday November 15, 2013 @01:13PM (#6741027)
This.

Making yourself overly available trains those who would call upon you at unreasonable intervals to use your availability as a crutch.

"Plan ahead? Why? I can always call Bob!"

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Re:Microsoft's dystopian pitch for remote work by slantyyz on Friday November 15, 2013 @03:08PM (#6741825)
I'd also add:

Unless you're in a position where you're on-call, don't check your work e-mail when you're 'off duty'.

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